hey brother I'm local in laf, send me a pm if you like. I know many people up in the midwest spent quite some time up there, and its not far from home. All the action you can want from sooo many great players, its a great place to be to send you where you want to get. Thats where I went and it did wonders for my game, worked out alot on the table and beat quite a few people and suprised many. For the main reason that its very pool supportive, talented individuals can take off like a rocket from there...look at SVB The midwest I just think is good for anyones game imop.
You say you could be better than chipper? Maybe but look at it this way the kid is 21 and plays super, how many 20 yr olds they got in LA that play like that? Oklahoma has Joey Grey, CHip Compton, you should have seen Tyler Strawn play bf he passed away (miss you buddy) Shane McMinn (this guy has it in him to become one of the best players in the world some day) Gabe owens was just a 7 when he came to tulsa and shot through the roof. And there are alot more players than that. People up there just know pool and are very helpful in all aspects of the game. There are butt loads of smaller tourneys almost everynight and hole in the walls with action that if your true in how you play then your never going to be broke.
Best of luck in your journey my friend,
Grey Ghost
Nice post Grey Ghost....
Regarding Gabe....
When Gabe started to get serious at about 16 yrs old, he was broker than broke! He would just hang out at pool hall and either practice or play for $1.00 or 2 a game. Would enter local tournaments to pick up a few bucks. When I could, I would give him $50 - $100 to go play Jr. Brown in Wichita.....(did that very often, actually)...and told him he would lose it, but just play Jr. and learn!
He had no car, I had to transport him quite often to Shooters in Wichita, and pick him up late at night, or he would cab it. Once there was a tournament out of town, about 150 miles away, but he really felt he could win it. A big snowstorm came through, but we went. I stayed in hotel while he played. But he took FIRST place! Won the cash & the cue stick prizes. He actually had to play some of the most feared players in the state in that tournament.
A few months later he won his first big match & placed well in a tournament in Vegas at 17 yrs old, (we had to take him because he was underage in the Casino)....and with those winnings, he bought his first car (on his own), moved to Tulsa, rented first apartment.
There he met up with JJ and things slowly began to look up even more. It's now been 15 yrs of playing. He owns a couple of homes now and does fairly well, considering all of the other great players he has to battle.
So it can be done with very little, and I mean very little money to start....because that was the road Gabe had to take. (But i was also praying alot too! :grin
I wish robleyF7 the very best in his endeavor! :smile:
so if anyone is willing to let me go with them i.ll help pay gas or what ever but i.m still not sure if they gonna sponsor me yet but i.m hoping 
